The sight of Angel di Maria trudging off the Old Trafford turf to be replaced at half-time against Sunderland was one few would have envisaged in August, when he became the most expensive player in Premier League history.

Today’s tell-all has a rumbling tummy In much the same way that José Mourinho needs to feed himself with titles , your gluttonous Rumour Mill feels compelled to gorge itself on transfer speculation, unhinging its jaws in that way snakes actually don’t in order to consume and…